Actress Elisabeth Moss, a lifelong Scientologist who is usually reluctant to address questions about her religion, made a rare exception when a fan left a comment on an Instagram post comparing her religion to Gilead, the closed, fundamentalist religious society in which her hit Hulu show The Handmaid's Tale is set.

“Both Gilead and Scientology both believe that all outside sources (aka news) are wrong or evil … it’s just very interesting,” a user named @moelybanks remarked.

Moss disagreed with that premise, writing back, “That’s actually not true at all about Scientology. Religious freedom and tolerance and understanding the truth and equal rights for every race, religion and creed are extremely important to me. The most important things to me probably. And so Gilead and (The Handmaid's Tale) hit me on a very personal level. Thanks for the interesting question!”

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, fellow actress and outspoken former church member Leah Remini was asked how she would handle running into Moss at next month's Emmy Awards, where both are nominated.

"Elisabeth Moss believes that she can't talk to me," said Remini, whose documentary series Scientology and the Aftermathreturned this week. "There's a thing in Scientology called 'acceptable truth.' It means you only say what's acceptable to the public. But she believes that I'm an antisocial personality — because I've spoken out against Scientology. So she isn't allowed to talk to me. And me knowing that, I wouldn't put her in the awkward position."

Remini said that she would have no problem congratulating her.

"I don't hold anything against Elisabeth Moss other than she's continuing to support a group that is abusive and destroying families," she said.

In response, Scientology representative Karin Pouw sent a statement via email early Sunday. It said, "Remini’s purpose is to incite hate and bigotry against a worldwide religion and its parishioners and she will stop at nothing to grab attention. In this day of heightened awareness against intolerance, it is disappointing that responsible media would forward such hateful propaganda."